Posts by joey jojo

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Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

by liam in

usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

joey jojo

As Simon said, some countries have protectionist policies for various reasons but almost every actual economist I have listened to has said Trumps tariff chart is mostly fantasy.

I read that the weighted average of tariffs the EU applies to US goods is 1%.

It seems obvious there is something bigger going here. There are theories that Trump wants to divide the world into 3 between US/ Russia/ China - with each administering their own region. That would mean Canada is to the US as Ukraine is to Russia. Trump has described Canada's border as fictional.

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The point of existence and how it refutes the Trinity

by slimboyfat in

rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?

as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.

that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.

joey jojo

Had to scroll all the way to page 7 before I came across a trademark Sea Breeze trinity chart. 😞

Of all the charts in this post, the Twinkie chart made the most sense.

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WT June '25: Why Can't We Turn Studies Into Baptisms?

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/t_mpdwsqpy0?si=okf4bsfsqfed0szp.

study article 27 under the title :"help bible students to take a stand for the truth" paragraph 1 *did you have reservations about becoming one of jehovah’s witnesses?

perhaps you were afraid that your workmates, friends, or family would turn against you.

joey jojo

JW's arrive unannounced at someone's door and expect that person to question everything thing they have ever believed in, turn their backs on families, friends and tradition based on whatever their current beliefs are at that moment. JW's think this is normal and wonder why millions aren't lining up outside kingdom halls.

Ask any JW a simple, honest question that involves them questioning anything to do with their beliefs and they can't handle it and feel the need to label you as a goat or apostate

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1/2 of the Jehovah’s witnesses have gone

by hoser in

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there are 1/2 of the jehovah’s witnesses that there were 30 years ago in my area.

some have left but i think that many have died and none of their kids stayed being jehovah’s witnesses.

7 congregations have been dissolved over the years.

joey jojo

Wing commander, your description of legacy families is right on the money.

The borg must really love those sprawling JW dynasties.

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What the new JW light position really is 👍

by ElderBerry in

i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

joey jojo

It may be lighter than before but the GB seem to have more control than ever. Try openly questioning them and see how light it really is.

I admit that the social aspect is one thing I sometimes miss but the reality is that you can make friends in a lot of places. Making friends in non-religious groups is probably more real because of genuine shared interests- not forced interests.

Having lived for more than a few decades now I can honestly say that friends are over-rated. My opinion is that it's better to have a few acquaintances that don't intrude in your life but you can count on.

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What the new JW light position really is 👍

by ElderBerry in

i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

joey jojo

Elderberry, Im interested to know if the amount of overall hours has declined since the need to no longer report.

What is the turn-out like at meetings for field service?

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The Watchtower Wins, Disfellowshipping stays, Shunning stays.

by liam in

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1jb6nv6/jw_vs_norway_march_2025_from_jan_frode_nilsen/.

the verdict is out.

after full understanding and decision by the state administrator, full confirmation in the appeal case by the ministry of children and family affairs, three victories in the injunction case, a full victory in the district court, we now faced a loss in the court of appeal.

joey jojo

LongHairGal
When the die-hards/Boomers are gone I think the JW religion is pretty much done and will deserve to join the list of defunct American religions.

I watched a few zoom meetings during covid just out of curiosity. I think the org has already forgotten about the boomers. It has moved on and left most of them scratching their heads.

The reason why JW's dont like to engage in converstion is because I really dont think any of them can explain the non-sensical changes of the last 20 years. Anyone with some functioning brain cells should be embarassed to be a JW.

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The Apostles Creed vs. Watchtower

by Sea Breeze in

the apostles creed could be recited in less than a minute in latin.

it was like an ancient youtube video clip: christianity in less than a minute.

it is very ancient, reaching back to the 200's.

joey jojo

I preferred this movie :)

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New GB member Judy Jedele critizing Job's "humility" while wearing $20,000 Rolex, gold cuff links, coloured suit. Incredible!

by WingCommander in

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i swear, you can't make this shit up!

for years and years growing up in this cult, i had to constantly hear from my parents, from the stage, in the literature, about "keeping your eye simple", not being "materialistic", not "having a showy display of one's wealth.

" of course, this never seemed to apply to the wealthy business owning elduhzzzz who ran and lorded it out over the congregations, but i digress.

joey jojo

Not sure I agree that they should even wear 'above average' suits in their roles as GB members. They are supposed to be humble, discreet men and their clothing should reflect that. These guys dress like princes.

I've seen old photos of Fred Franz in the office at Bethel and he looked like he just walked in from yard work with his checkered shirt. One of the suits Fleegle wore recently looked like a crushed green velvet - tailor cut affair.

It's actually sickening if it's money from donations that pay for it. If it's their own money, they need to show some restraint.

But then again 'Judge' Rutherford dressed and acted like Daddy Warbucks, so there is a precedent for them to follow.

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Is Jesus a Created Being? Debate with a Pastor

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/ro6q_osgkns?si=hyxualluhruwvjnb.

—colossians 1:15 from the nwt says it plain as day: “he is the image of the invisible god, the firstborn of all creation.” that’s not vague; it’s got a punch.

“firstborn” and “creation” sit side by side, and in greek, that second word is “ktisis,” which means the physical stuff—trees, stars, you name it.

joey jojo

Theres something about 'walk-up' confrontations to JW's that irritate me.

Its not that I feel sorry for the JW's but almost always its the same conclusion. The JW tunes out, their brain becomes zombified and the complete lack of interest they have in debating is obvious.

There is something really un-satisfying watching them feebly defend their views. Its almost like they know they are beaten before they even start. For the sheer amount of propaganda they swallow, you would think they would put up more of a fight.